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GRAMMAR OP THE LANGUAGE 



[first conjugation.] 



Future. 



The future is characterized by tsch; it is to be observed that when the 

 verb is preceded by an adverb, preposition, or inseparable pronoun, it is 

 frequently added to it. 



EXAMPLE. 



Plural. 

 Kepenatsch n'dappineen,weshall orwill be there 

 Witschitsch k'dappihhimo, ye shall or wiH be 



there 

 Nekamawaktsch w'dappinewo, they shall or will 

 be there. 



Singular. 

 Ikatseh n'dappin, I shall or will be there 

 Kepeisch k'dappin, thou shalt or wilt be there 

 Nekamatsch w'dappin, he shall or will be there 



IMPERATIVE MOOD. 



Singular. 

 Achpil,be or stay thou there 

 Achpitetseh, let him or he shall or must be or 



stay there 

 Achpitam, do thou let us be or stay there 



Plural. 

 Achpik, be or stay ye there" 

 Achpititetseh, let them or they shall or must be 



or stay there 

 Achpitamook, do ye let us be or stay there. 



Note by the Translator. — There is such a compound mixture of per- 

 sons and numbers in this mood, that it is impossible to designate either 

 by marginal annotations. It is not one of the least remarkable particu- 

 larities of this singular language. 



SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD. 

 Present. 



Singular. 

 Achpiya, when or if I am there 

 Achpiyane, when or if thou art there 

 Achpite, when or if he is there 



Plural. 

 Achpiyenke, when or if we are there 

 Aehpiyeque, when or if ye are there 

 Achpichtite, when or if they are there. 



Preterite. 



Singular. 

 Arhpiyakup, as or when I was there 

 Acbpiyanup, as or when thou waBt there 

 Achpitup, as or when he was there 



Plural. 

 Achpiyenkup, as or when we were there 

 Aehpiyekup, as or when ye were there 

 Achpichtitup, as or when they were there 



Singular. 

 Achpiatpanne, if I had been there 

 Achplanpanne, ifthouhadst been there 



Arhpitpaime, if he had been there 



Pluperfect. 



Plural. 

 Achpiyenkpanne, if we had been there 

 Achpiyekpanne, if ye had been there 

 Achpichtitpanne, if they had been there. 



Note. — The subjunctive lias only a pluperfect in the active and passive 

 voices, but not otherwise. 



